Celebrating black artists in music, film, sports and more, the BET Awards are always a must-see for anyone absorbed in hip-hop culture. This year, the annual ceremony was held virtually by COVID-19, but still, it was an entertaining event with many artists getting their due shine.
Featuring performances by DaBaby, Anderson .Paak, Megan Thee Stallion and more, the 2020 edition of the BET Awards has come and gone and we’ve compiled a list of all the award winners for your simplicity of navigation.
Each category has been listed below and the winners are shown in bold.
Congratulations to all the winners and nominees for last night’s show!
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Album of the year
Because I love you, Lizzo
Fever, Megan Thee Stallion
Homecoming: The Live Album, Beyoncé
I used to know her, SHE
Kirk, DaBaby
Excuse me for being antisocial, Roddy Ricch
Best Female R&B / Pop Artist
Beyoncé
ITS
Jhene aiko
Kehlani
Lizzo
Summer hiker
Best Male R&B / Pop Artist
Anderson .Paak
Chris Brown
Jacquees
Khalid
Weekend
Usher
Best group
Chloe x Halle
City girls
EarthGang
Griselda
JACKBOYS
Migos
Better collaboration
Chris Brown Ft. Drake, “No Guidance”
DJ Khaled with Nipsey Hussle and John Legend, “Higher”
Future ft. Drake, “Life is Good”
YOUR ft. YG, “Slide”
Megan Thee Stallion ft. Nicki Minaj and Ty Dolla $ ign, “Hot Girl Summer”
Wale ft. Jeremih, “Cold”
Best Male Hip Hop Artist
DaBaby
Duck
Future
Lil baby
Roddy Ricch
Travis Scott
Best Female Hip Hop Artist
Cardi B
Doja Cat
Lizzo
Megan Thee Stallion
Nicki Minaj
Saweetie
Video of the year
Chris Brown Ft. Drake, “No Guidance”
DaBaby, “Bop”
DJ Khaled with Nipsey Hussle and John Legend, “Higher”
Doja Cat, “Say it”
Megan Thee Stallion ft. Nicki Minaj and Ty Dolla $ ign, “Hot Girl Summer”
Roddy Ricch, “The Box”
Video Director of the Year
Benny boom
Cole Bennett
Dave Meyers
Director X
Eif Rivera
Teyana “Spike Tee” Taylor
Best New Artist
DaniLeigh
Lil Nas X
Pop Smoke
Roddy Ricch
Summer hiker
YBN Cordae
Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel / Inspired
Fred Hammond, “Very good”
John P. Kee and Zacardi Cortez, “I did it”
Kanye West, “Follow God”
Kirk Franklin, “Just for me”
PJ Morton ft. Le’Andria Johnson and Mary Mary, “All in her pain”
The Clark sisters, “Victoria”
Best film
“Bad Boys for Life”
“Dolemite is my name”
“Harriet”
“Homecoming: A Beyoncé Movie”
“Just pity”
“Queen and slim”
Best actress
Angela Bassett
Cynthia Erivo
Issa Rae
Regina King
Tracee Ellis Ross
Zendaya
best Actor
Billy Porter
Eddie Murphy
Forest Whitaker
Jamie Foxx
Michael B. Jordan
Omari Hardwick
Young Stars Award
Alex Hibbert
Asante Blackk
Jahi Di’Allo Winston
Marsai Martin
Miles Brown
Storm reid
Sportsman of the year
Ajeé Wilson
Claressa Shields
Coco gauff
Naomi Osaka
Serena Williams
Simone Biles
Sportsman of the year
Giannis Antetokounmpo
Kawhi Leonard
Lebron James
Odell Beckham Jr.
Patrick Mahomes II
Stephen Curry
BET YOUR Prize
Alicia Keys, “Underdog”
Beyoncé ft. Blue Ivy, WizKid & Saint Jhn, “Dark-skinned Girl”
Ciara with Lupita Nyong’o, Ester Dean, City Girls and La La, “Melanin”
Layton Greene, “I choose”
Lizzo and Missy Elliott, “Tempo”
Rapsody ft. PJ Morgan, “Afeni”
Spectator’s Choice Award
Chris Brown Ft. Drake, “No Guidance”
DaBaby, “Bop”
Future ft. Drake, “Life is Good”
Megan Thee Stallion with Nicki Minaj, “Hot Girl Summer”
Roddy Ricch, “The Box”
The Weeknd, “Heartless”
Best international act
Burna Boy (Nigeria)
Innoss’B (RDC)
Sho Madjozi (South Africa)
Dave (UK)
Stormzy (UK)
Ninho (France)
S.Pri Noir (France)
Spectator’s Choice: Best New International Law
Rema (Nigeria)
SHA SHA (Zimbabwe)
Celeste (United Kingdom)
Young T & Bugsey (UK)
Hatik (France)
Stacy (France)
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